Head to head
Evian vs Volvic
Published analyses side by side, then an honest verdict.
| Evian | Volvic | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Still | Still |
| TDS (mg/L) | 357 | 109 |
| Calcium | 80 | 11.5 |
| Magnesium | 26 | 8 |
| Sodium | 6.5 | 11.6 |
| Bicarbonate | 360 | 71 |
| Sulfate | 14 | 8.1 |
| Chloride | 10 | 13.5 |
| Silica | 15 | 31.7 |
| Nitrate | 3.8 | 7.3 |
Two French icons, opposite geology. Evian filters through alpine glacial deposits and arrives balanced and quietly mineral. TDS 357, calcium-bicarbonate, a rounded, faintly chalky body. Volvic filters through volcanic rock and comes out soft and light (TDS 109) with barely a third of the minerals, but with the catalog-famous silica reading of 31.7 mg/L, the “beauty mineral” angle Evian can’t match (15 mg/L).
Pick Evian if you want water with a spine, structure you can feel without salt or bite. Pick Volvic if you want soft and weightless with the volcanic-silica story on top.
Full profiles: Evian · Volvic. All values mg/L from the analyses cited on each water’s page.
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